Volume II - Issue 3 Monday 30 April 2007
e-TQM College News
More Services: Learning Resource Center (LRC)
The "Talent Show"
Alumni News: Harrington Best Thesis Award
LCLC News: Meet the Committee Members and Read the Charter
Articles by Faculty and Staff:
 
  Exam Anxiety: How to overcome it?

 

More Services: Learning Resource Center (LRC)

The Learning Resource Centre at the e-TQM College is a repository of resources found to help you make the most out of your e-learning experience. Just like any conventional learning experience, online learning requires a certain level of skills and tools in order for you to pursue your education conveniently. We have categorized the resources into three different sections: Literacy, Technical and Web Resources.

In those sections, you shall find a variety of useful articles, handy tips, downloadable tools and programs, website listings and much more. In brief, everything that is relevant to your virtual learning environment. Examples of useful resources that could be found on LRC:

e-Learning Success Recipes: bite-sized chunks of advice for successful online learning.

Referencing and Bibliographies Booklet: a downloadable booklet on Referencing and Bibliographies.

Babylon and WordWeb: URLs to extremely useful software programs for instant translation, thesaurus and dictionary.



Beautiful Graphic Designs by our talented designer MSc Learner Safeyya Al Hebsi (click on thumbnails to view full images):



Alumni News: Harrington Best TQM Thesis Award

Raise your hats and salute two of our Alumni members who have recently won the Harrington Best TQM Thesis Award; a prestigious Award sponsored and administered by the e-TQM College in conjunction with a number of European partners from The European Universities Network – TQM. Named after one of the World’s best known gurus and thinkers in TQM and related areas, Dr. H. James Harrington, the Award recognizes individual Masters’ students' unique contributions through novel ideas and theories or efforts that can demonstrate best practice applications.

Cordial Congratulations to our Alumni winners:   

Wafa Abu Sneineh
Nahla Al Fadlani

Overwhelmed by the Award, Wafa said: “Researching and writing for my MSc dissertation was a very exciting and beneficial experience, the Harrington Best Thesis Award came as the icing on the cake”.

On the other hand, Nahla explains the scope of her thesis and acknowledges the role of e-TQM College in supporting her: "Job Satisfaction and maintaining employee loyalty, has bee the ultimate goal for many organizations especially, in the booming economy of UAE, in my dissertation I have evaluated the role of Dubai Quality Award in enhancing the above, analyzing the model used with relation to employees' satisfaction, I shall thank the ETQM for their continuous support and wish them all the best for the future".

Harrington Best TQM Thesis Award Brochure: read about the Award's purpose, requirements, selection process and more. 
  
 Harrington Best TQM Thesis Award Ceremony: watch the Award ceremony which was held on 26-03-07, at the presence of Ltd. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim and Dr. H. James Harrington.



LCLC News: Meet the Committee Members and Read the Charter

It is the philosophy and policy of the e-TQM College to encourage learners to play a major role in controlling and coordinating the affairs that affect their study and learning experience. For that purpose, the College has initiated a Learners-College Liaison Committee (LCLC) to secure a platform for expressing learners’ opinion and to serve as mechanism for activating the theoretical underpinnings of this philosophy. Whenever possible, the LCLC will be given a chance to have an input in the matters that regulates learners’ life during their enrollment in the College.

Currently, the LCLC is formed with three members representing the MSc Program, as follows:

  • Asma Moosa(Representative ofMSc Fall 2006Group)
  • Hessa Ruqait (Representative of MSc Spring 2007 Group)
  • Safeyya Al Hebsi (Representative of MSc Spring 2007 Group)

Charter of the Learners-College Liaison Committee: read the Charter to know your role as a Committee member and your rights as a learner represented by your program group representatives.

LCLC Nominee Information Form: three position are still available in the Committee for BA learners. Nominate yourself by filling out the attached form - let us hear your voice!



Articles by Faculty & Staff

A Day in the Life of an e-Learner (Flash Movie)
(By Dr. Narimane Hadj-Hamou)



e-Learning, with the convenience of anytime, anywhere learning has taken the world by storm. Working professionals have now found a convenient way to enhance their qualifications.

Watch this interesting Flash Movie that shows a typical day in the life of a busy professional, a full-time mother who is also a successful e-learner! Click here...


Exam Anxiety: How to Overcome it?
(By Dr. Mahmoud Haj-Ahmed)

The month of May is round the corner. In UAE and other parts of our Arab World, May is the month in which most families switch to the “standby mode”. It is the month is which schools are other educational institutions will prepare for successful completion of an academic year. May is the month of exams and tensions for both students and families. Read more...

 

Third Course Installment Date for BA is 26-04-07
Third Course Installment Date for MSc is 10-05-07
Deadline for obtaining your TOEFL Score is 31-05-07
BA Final exams schedule announced (view it here)
Admission now open for Fall 2007 Semester (read more)
Basics of Writing a Research Paper Training Session will take place on 08-05-07 (details sent via e-mail)
Microsoft Outlook Training Session will take place during May (details will be sent to you soon via e-mail)
 
What is coming up...
 
Things that you should know...
 
Apple iPhone
 
Exercise your brain!
 



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